Genetic Improvement & Selection (Leaving Cert Agricultural Science): Flashcards
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Performance testing in plants
Performance testing in plants
Growing varieties under controlled trials to compare performance
Phenotypic selection
Phenotypic selection
Selecting plants based on visible physical characteristics
What does progeny testing evaluate?
What does progeny testing evaluate?
Genetic worth of parent plants by examining offspring performance
Genotyping in plants
Genotyping in plants
Analysing DNA markers linked to specific traits
Genomic selection
Genomic selection
Using genome-wide markers to predict breeding value of plants
Natural selection in plants
Natural selection in plants
Better adapted plants survive and reproduce more successfully
Traits evaluated in performance testing (3 examples)
Traits evaluated in performance testing (3 examples)
Yield potential, disease resistance, stress tolerance
Key advantage of genomic selection
Key advantage of genomic selection
Significantly speeds up the breeding process
Key advantage of phenotypic selection
Key advantage of phenotypic selection
Simple, cost-effective, and no special equipment needed
Key limitation of progeny testing
Key limitation of progeny testing
Very time-consuming and expensive to implement